December 1st

Beyond Belief

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9

I can hear their conversation now. Sam is musing, as he often does to keep his heart light in the midst of the difficult task he must fulfill. He is trying to keep perspective on the enormity of the adventure on which he has embarked.

I wonder what songs they'll sing about you someday, he says to his best friend, Frodo, and your quest to destroy the Ring.

Whatever they sing in the songs, they will sing about you, too. I never would have made it this far without you, Frodo replies.

They continue on in one of the greatest adventure stories of our time, a story we all probably know. It is the story of Frodo and Sam, the humble hobbits from the Shire who use their overlooked position to overthrow the greatest darkness of all time.

What is your story? What adventure is being written in your life?

The crazy reality is that each of us can have a story more incredible than Frodo and Sam, but it requires one thing of us-we must live our lives by faith.

When we live our lives by faith, then it means we have heard God's direction for our lives and we step out, trusting in Him to help us. It means that we are doing things with His help that we cannot do on our own.

Think of that-living by faith means doing things you cannot do on your own. Cannot. Do. On. Your. Own. Impossible! Never in your lifetime!

Yet you are doing them because God is with you.

That's the kind of story that I want to live. It's the kind of story that I want to have read to me someday as I stand before God's throne and hear it read back to me from the Book of Life. I think that's the kind of story God wanted us to have from the beginning, when He walked with Adam through the Garden every day. I imagine them doing things together that Adam never could have done alone.

Are you living by faith? If not, then join with me now in asking God to speak to you and give you direction for your life. Then take courage, and follow the God of the impossible by faith.

Prayer Father God,

Thank You that You want to walk with me through life! I want to walk by faith and live the great adventure of being used by You. Please show me Your direction for my life and help me to live by faith!

Amen